scapulary

[ skap-yuh-ler-ee ]

adjective

1. scapular ¹.

noun

, plural scap·u·lar·ies.

1. Surgery. a shoulder dressing that keeps the shoulder or another bandage in place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scapulary¹

1175–1225; Middle English scapelori, scapelry < Medieval Latin scapulōrium, scapulārium, assimilated to -ary. See scapula, -ary

Example Sentences

Pieces of paper, alone or attached to cowboy hats, crosses and even scapularies, were tossed onto the stage, with song titles and dedications written out in shaky longhand.

From New York Times

He received payment in advance from the king, and divided with the old man, by whom he was given a sanctified coal, a taper, a cross, and a scapulary, together with advice how to act.

From Project Gutenberg

At the front are seated two apes, also in scapularies, or hoods, who, as well as the Fox, may be here to shew the real character of the supposed sanctified.

From Project Gutenberg

Crosses and scapularies are still worn for the purpose of affecting the inevitable march of events.

From Project Gutenberg

Death, grotesquely crowned with flags, seizes the poor Abbess by her scapulary.

From Project Gutenberg